Card shuffling and dealing mechanism



(No Model.)

W. H. RANNEY. HARD SHUFPL'ING AND DEALING MECHANISM. I No. 483,364.Patented Sept. 27, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM II. RANNEY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

CARD SHUFFLING AND DEALING MECHANISM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 483,364, datedSeptember 27, 1892.

Application filed February 29, 1892- Serial No. 423,200. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. RANNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvementsin Gard Shufiling andDealing Mechanism, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This inventionrelates to new and useful improvements in card shufflingand dealing machines; and the invention consists in the peculiarconstruction of a case containing a card-receptacle, mechanism forreceiving the cards, and mechanism for dealing the same, the case beingpivoted to the table, so that the cards may be dealt in various pilesaround the table.

The invention further consists in the peculiar construction of the tablehaving a revolving top carrying the case, so that the case may be movedaround to the various players at the table, with means for looking it inits adjusted position.

The invention further consists in the peculiar combination, arrangement,and construction of the various parts, all as more fully hereinafterdescribed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved table andcard shut-fling and dealing machine attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a ver- Fig. 4 is a similar section showingthe parts in a diiterent position. Fig. 5 is a similar sectionillustrating the manner of dealing the cards. Fig. 6 is a detail view ofthe catch.

My table is provided with suitable legs A and the stationary top 13,upon which is se cured the supplementary false top C, pivoted upon thecentral pivot D and adapted to turn around its pivotal point.

The top Bis provided with suitable notches E, and the top is alsoprovided with a pivoted latch F, adapted to engage in said notches andhold the top in its adjusted position, there being a suitable number ofthese notches, and so placed that they represent the number of playersat the table, so that the top 0 maybe stopped at a point Where eachplayer is seated, and thus insure a perfect rotation in the dealing. Thelatch F, as shown in Fig. 6, is pivoted at its upper end and itslowerend extends down below the top. It is only necessary to lift the lowerend of the latch out of the groove when the top is to be turned.

G is a case of any suitable shape having the foot l-I resting upon thetable and pivoted upon a pin I, projecting from the top 0, beingpreferably detachably secured by means of the winged nut J. In thismanner the case may be turned with its forward side to any point on thetable. The case is substantially rectangular in shape, the foot H beingpreferably formed at one corner, and in forming it it may be cut away orsquared, as shown in Fig. 3. The casing being supported upon one corner,its forward face will be inclined.

At the upper corner of the box a card-receptacle L is formed by thestationary partition M and the movable partition N. The partition N isslidingly secured in bearings and forms the lower end of thecard-chamber L, the bottom M of which is inclined at asharp angle. Thepartition N is supported at the end of the lever O, which at its otherend pivotally engages in a bearing in a screwblock P, which engages upona screw-shaft Q, journaled in bearings at the side of the casing andhaving a gear-wheel R at its lower end, with which the pinion S upon theshaft T engages. This shaft extends to the side of the machine and atits outer end is provided with'a crank T. By turning the crank T thescrew-shaft Q will be rotated and the nut P will be raised or lowered,carrying through the medium of the lever O the partition N. To this nutP is secured a sliding door U, adapted to open and close the aperture U,through which the cards are adapted to be placed in the chamber L.

a is a chamber formed in the casing beneath the partition Nand having astationary inclined bottom I), the front of the casing forming the frontof the partition.

0 is a delivery-roll of any suitable materialsuch as rubber-sccured uponthe shaft d, arranged transversely of the casing and projecting with itsupper edge slightly above the lower end of the bottom I) of the chambera.

e is an exit-aperture in the front of the eas ing and over the roll on fis a spring-bottom secured upon the partition b and normally separatedtherefrom sufiiciently to close the exit-opening e.

g is a weight suspended by a cord 71., which passes over a grooved Wheel'5 and is secured to the lever j on the front of the machine, providedwith a handle 2" at the side, with suitable means for holding it in itslowered position.

7c is a crank secured at the end of the shaft d. At the opposite end ofthis shaft is the crank-arm Z, to which is connected the connectingrodm, secured at its other end to the crank-rod n on the shaft 0;

p is an arm or finger secured to the shaft 0 centrally of the casing andacting as a compressor to bunch and arrange the cards in proper positionfor dealing after they are shuffied, as Will be more fully hereinafterdescribed.

The parts being thus constructed, the easing secured upon the table, andthe screwP in its lowered position, so that the door U leaves theaperture U open, the cards may be inserted therethrough into the chamberL and will rest with their lower ends against the partition N. Theoperator now turning the crank T will gradually raise the nut P, closingthe door U as it rises, and lowering the partition N. As this partitionis lowered the top cards will slide off the pack and fall into thechamber a, resting upon the false spring-bottom f. The cards will fallin small bunches of one,two,or live, seldom falling one at a time,because the inclination of the bottom M is such that the frictionbetween the cards is sufficient to prevent their movement untilordinarily more than one card has been released by the lowering of thepartition N. Thus the cards will be thoroughly shuffled and be deliveredfrom the chamber L into the chamber a. In the meantime the aperture Uwill have been closed by the door U. The operator to get the cards incompact form for delivery will now turn the V crank 70, which willoscillate the packer 19 from the position shown in Fig. 3 to that shownin Fig. 5. As soon as the cards are packed, as shown in Fig. 5, theoperator will by a forward motion release the lever z', allowing theweight g to impinge upon the top of the cards, as shown in Fig. 5, whichwill overcome the tension of the spring-bottomfand open the eXit-opening e, bringing the lower card in contact with the surface of thedelivery-roller 0. Now by turning the casing upon its pivot I toward theperson to Whom the first card is being delivered the operator turns thecrank and the lower card will be delivered, as shown in Fig. 5, and inthis way the cards can be dealt to the players in the ordinary manner.

To again use the device, the operator turns the crank T in the oppositedirection from that which it has been previously moved, lowering thedoor U and also depressing the lever 'i to raise the Weight g to theposition shown in Fig. 3. v

V is a suitable handle on the casing, by means of which it may be movedor carried.

W is ahinged cover, which may be opened when it is desired to take thecards out of the casing.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a game apparatus, thecombination,- with a rotatable" support, of a card-dealing apparatusmounted on the support and a latch for locking the support,substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a casing of a card receptacle having aninclined bottom, of a movable partition at the lower end thereof, meansfor lowering that partition, a second receptacle below the first one,and means for dealing the cards from said second receptacle,substantially as described.

3. Thecombination,withthecasinghavinga card-receptacle at its upper endand provided with an inclined bottom, of a movable partition at thelower end thereof and means for lowering said partition, substantiallyas described.

4. The combination, with the casing of a card-receptacle having aninclined bottom, of a movable lower end for said receptacle, asec- 0ndreceptacle below the movable partition, bunching mechanism in saidsecond receptacle, and card-delivery mechanism therein, substantially asdescribed.

5. The combination, with the casing of the receptacle a, having thespring-bottom f and the exit-aperture e at the lower edge, of adelivery-roll and a weight g, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

6. The combination, with the casing having the receptacle a therein, theinclined bottom therefor, and the exit-partition at the lower edge ofsaid receptacle, of the buncher p, the delivery-roll c, and weight g,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

